Scheduler apparatus employing a gopher agent

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6216264
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08687285

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In a television system in which at least program title information for programs which are to be transmitted in the future is transmitted in advance to form a channel guide listing, apparatus is provided for searching the listing for specific user-entered information, and upon successful conclusion to the search, the apparatus schedules the tuning of the desired program, or in the alternative, notifies the viewer of the availability of the program. In those instances where descriptive text accompanies the program listing, apparatus of the invention performs a search of the text for a particular text string which may relate to the title, the star, the director, or the context of the program, among other search criteria.

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THOMSON LICENSING S AFRENCH BOULOGNE BILLANCOURT BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT HAUTS-DE-SEINE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown, Megan Louise Carmel, IN 8 838
Crosby, Sheila Renee Carmel, IN 14 1278
Maze, Kenneth Wayne Indianapolis, IN 7 445
Miller, Robert Howard Carmel, IN 19 1649
Morrison, Hugh Boyd Indianapolis, IN 18 1305
Reavis, Jeffrey Philip Indianapolis, IN 8 854
Wehmeyer, Keith Reynolds Fishers, IN 30 2480

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